Five Great Films – Five Virtual Conversations
October 1 – 29
HOW IT WORKS
- Cinema 100 is hosting a virtual film experience in lieu of our usual shared movie-going experience at the Grand Theatres
- Watch five great films on your own (available on Netflix and Amazon Prime)
- View our co-hosts’ conversations about each film on Facebook (posted each Thursday)
- Join the Facebook conversation by posting your comments, observations, and questions
We are super excited to add more viewing options for you all during the virtual series. Our good friends at Dakota Media Access are playing the videos at 3pm on Thursdays.
New options!!
Thursdays at 3:00 pm
Community Access channels 12 & 612HD
and streaming on FreeTV.org, Roku & AppleTV
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October 1, 2020
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs – 2018 (USA) – 133 min., R (Comedy, Drama, Musical, Western)
Synopsis: Presents six tales of life and violence in the Old West that feature a singing gunslinger, a bank robber, a traveling impresario, an elderly prospector, a wagon train, and a perverse pair of bounty hunters.
Directors & Writers: Ethan and Joel Coen
Stars: Tim Blake Nelson, James Franco, Stephen Root, Liam Neeson, Brendan Gleeson, Tyne Daly, and many more
Selected Awards: 2019 Oscar Nominee – Original Song, Costume Design, and Best Adapted Screenplay
Where to Watch: Netflix
Discussion Co-hosts: Linda Garding and Brian Palecek
October 8, 2020
Wildlife - 2018 (USA) - 105 min., PG-13 (Drama)
Synopsis: A family is tested to the breaking point when Joe Brinson, a teenage boy, is left to deal with his mother's complicated response after his father temporarily abandons them to take a job fighting wildfires in Montana. Adapted from Richard Ford’s 1990 novel, Wildlife.
Director & Writers: Paul Dano, director; screenplay by Paul Dano and Zoe Kazan
Stars: Ed Oxenbould, Jake Jyllenhaal, Carey Mulligan, Bill Camp
Selected Awards: 2019 Independent Spirit Awards, Nominee -- Best First Feature, Best Female Lead (Carey Mulligan), and Best Cinematography (Diego García)
Where to Watch: Netflix, Amazon Prime
Discussion Co-hosts: Anita Casey-Reed and Todd Ford
October 15, 2020
The Death of Stalin - 2017 (UK) - 107 min., R (Comedy, Drama, History)
Synopsis: Moscow, 1953. After being in power for nearly thirty years, Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin, feared even by members of his inner circle, collapses alone in his rooms. When he is discovered, the senior members of the Council of Ministers scramble to maintain order, weed out competitors, and take power. Who will prevail? A darkly satiric tale based on real events.
Director & Writer: Directed by Armando Iannucci; written by Armando Iannucci and David Schneider
Stars: Steve Buscemi, Simon Russell Beale, Paddy Considine, Jeffrey Tambor
Selected Awards: 2018 BAFTA Awards, Nominee – Outstanding British Film of the Year and Best Adapted Screenplay
Where to Watch: Netflix, Amazon Prime
Discussion Co-hosts: Linda Garding and Brian Palecek
October 22, 2020
I’m Thinking of Ending Things - 2020 (USA) - 134 min., R (Drama, Thriller)
Synopsis: Despite misgivings and second thoughts about their relationship, a young woman (Jessie Buckley) takes a road trip with her new boyfriend, Jake (Jesse Plemons), to his family farm. At the farm with Jake's mother (Toni Collette) and father (David Thewlis) and again, back on the road in a snowstorm, the young woman begins to question everything she thought she knew about her boyfriend, herself, and the world. Inspired by Iain Reid’s namesake novel.
Directors & Writers: Charlie Kaufman, director and screenplay writer
Stars: Jesse Plemons, Jessie Buckley, Toni Collette, David Thewlis
Where to Watch: Netflix
Discussion Co-hosts: Anita Casey-Reed and Todd Ford
October 29, 2020
Dolemite Is My Name - 2019 (USA) - 118 min., R (Biography, Comedy, Drama)
Synopsis: Eddie Murphy portrays real-life legend Rudy Ray Moore, a comedy and rap pioneer who proved naysayers wrong when his hilarious, obscene, kung-fu fighting alter ego, Dolemite, became a 1970s Blaxploitation phenomenon. [Source: IMDB.com]
Directors & Writers: Craig Brewer, Director; writers, Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski
Stars: Eddie Murphy, Keegan-Michael Key, Mike Epps
Selected Awards: 2020 Golden Globes Nominee for Best Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy, and Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture- Musical or Comedy, Eddie Murphy
Where to Watch: Netflix
Discussion Co-hosts: Marlene Anderson and Renee Stromme with Dan Rogers
